Toy wagon



C. FAUST.

. TOY WAGON.

APPLICATIGN FILED JULY15| |919.

Patented .my 5, 1921.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY l5. 1919.

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NOLTE, OF ST. PAUL, t/IINNESTA,y ONE-EIG-ITH T0 JEREMIAH B. PUSI-IEE, OFMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ANI) ONE-EIGHTH TO'FRA'NK J. STOPIPERyONE-EIGHTI-I 'I'O VAITER H. FAUST, AND ONE-EIGHTI-I TO FRANCIS J. FAUST,OF OSI-IKOSH,

WISCONSIN. n Y

TOY WAGON.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application sied July 15,v 1919. serial No. 310,999.'

ToaZZ w hom t may concern:

Be it known that l, ,CASPER FAUs'r, a citi* zen ofv the United States,and resident of Oshkosh, in :the county of lVinnebago and State ofVisconsin have invented' certain new and useful lmprovements in ToyWagons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof. i

Mylinvention relates to new and useful improvements in toy vehicles,more particularly of the wagon type and comprising a body supported by arear wheeled axle and by a'pivoted front wheeled axle.

It is in general the object of my invention to simplify the structure ofdevices of this` character whereby to conduce to a maximum economy inmanufacture and toincrease the durability of such devices andtheconvenience of steering and other manipulations thereof.

More particularly, it is an Vimportant object of my invention to providea spring mounting for the body of a vehicle of this character in asimple yet durable and efficient manner.

A further object. resides in the provision of a simple brake mechanismfor toy vehicles of this character, which mechanism is operable toincrease its braking operation upon tendency of rearward rotation of thevehicle wheels with which it is associated.

A still further obj ect 1s to provide a draft handle for vehicles ofthis character which may be readily operated by a person seated in thevehicle to procure steering movement, and to this end it is moreparticularly my object to provide a detachable fulcrum connection Vofthe handle with the vehicle body.

A still further object resides in the provision of an improved wheelconstruction for toy vehicles of this` character.

With the above and other objects and ad vantagesin view, which will beapparent as the description proceeds, vmy invention resides in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, whichwill be hereinafter more particularly described and defined by theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a toy 'vehicle constructedinaccordance with my invention, one rear' wheel being. removed and thefront portion of the vehicle being broken away to more clearly show thenovel structure.

Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view of the vehicle,

Y drawings, the body ofthe vehicle constitut ingfthe presentexemplication' of my invention comprises .a slat bottom 5 on which issecured the side walls 6 and front and rear endA walls 7. A bolster 8extends `transversely under the forward'end portion of the Vsla-t bottomandV a central king-pin 9 is passed through the bottom Yand through thisbolster and through a front axle 10 carrying the wheels 11, the usualwear plates 12 being disposed between the axle and bolster.

rlhe spring mounting for the body is procured in the present instance bya pair of spring rod lengths each bent intermediately to form arelatively large coil 13, theends of each rod length 'being extendedpast the coil to form a relatively long body attaching arm 14 and ashort axle carrying arm 15. EachV of the arms 14 is secured atitsextremity toan end-portion of a strip 16 secured transversely underthe Vrear portion of Vthe vehicle body, andthe arm extends rearwardlyfrom the strip and seats in a transverse groove of a spacer block'l?also secured transversely under the rearportion of the vehicle body. Theshort arms 15 termi'- nate in eyes 16 which are secured by Vbolts 17 onthe end portions of a rear axle 18 which carries vthe ground wheels 19.An exceedingly simple, yet durable and eliicient spring structure isthus afforded for the body, and it is` noted that wh-enthe body isunloaded, said body inclines slightly downward toward its forward end toprovide for a substantially horizontal position under normal loadconditions on the springs. Y p

To provide a brake mechanism for the rear wheels 18, a lever extendsthrough the forward portion of theslat bottom 5 and l has its lower endpivoted on a strap bracket- 21 secured to the rear lower portion of thefront axle bolster 8. .A link 22 is pivoted to this lever under thebody, said link extend ing rearwardly to the transverse spacer block 17and being connected by a common- Y These levers carry brake blocks 27,prefervably offrubber, at. their outer ends, saidYY blocksbeing'securedto the levers'by bolts 2 8 passed through. the blocks and thedownturnedV extremities of the levers', and the l levers are normallyinclined forwardlyfrom theirl pivot connections.I Thus, forward movementof the link 22 procured'by rocking the'upstanding handle lever 20, willprocure engagement of the brake blocks 27 .with

` the upperside portions of the wheels. f It is noted that the'blocksengage the wheels prior to movement ofthe central pivot 'boltV 23 pastther'dead center line ofthe pivotV l. screws 26, and thus rearwardrotation ofthe wheels tends to more firmly vbind the brake blocks andincrease the braking action. A Each ofthe wheelsV of .the vehiclepreferably comprises a rcircular body disk 29 provided with a suitabletire member 30 YYof rubberor other substancedisposed in a pe* ripheralgroove ofthe disk, said diskbeing centrally apertured. The axles ofthevehicle are provided with preferably tapered spindle ends 31, and toprovide a hub struc- ,ture for thewheels having a considerably widerbearing surface than the width ofthe Y wheel disk, a pair'of tubular hubsections 32 45 are engaged vin the central aperture of the wheel diskand are provided with vmating bores to `receive the spindle 31, thesehub sections being increased in diameter at the sides of the wheel diskto strengthen them and to provide annular shoulders 33 engaging thesides of the wheel disk to provide additional glue surfaces whereby thehub sections vmay be most firmly and durably secured t0 the wheel disks.This hub structure is retained on the spindle by a screw 3.4 threadedtherein and carrying a washer 35 Ofgreater diameterthan the outer end ofthe spindle, which engages the adjacent hub section.

Fromthe foregoing descriptionit willbe observed that the specific springarrimage-V ment, between the body and the rear axle 18,Y will permitsaid axle to float under vary- .ing-low strain, and it lwill also benoted that what may be termed the face brake blocks will engage theinner faces of the wheeldisks at points which will vary with respect tothe axis of `said wheels, when the'toggle link connection of the brakemechanism causes end thrusts thereof. Hence the brake mechanism and,springhangers are .functionally closely-related, andvdepend upon eachother. As for example, under light load conditions, it willf not requiremuch braking powerto lock the wheels and the end thrust which would tendto spread the wheels is compara-VV tively light, so that said spreadingtendency at the periphery of the wheel is slight, On the other hand whena heavy load is locked by the brakes, the braking blocks arecompara'tivelyA close to the axle, and hence when extra heavy strainis'p'ut upon the braking blocksV the vtendency to spread the wheels,

due to thebraking power, is applied near the axis of said wheels, andspreading Strainis reduced to aminimum. ,y

swung downwardly and forwardly. To

provide for connection Vof a draft handle 36 with the front axle, a'single length provide for Vreadily steering the vehicle by Y.

aperson seated therein, a=plate 40 'is se curedV to and rextendsforwardly? and downwardly from Lthe top-of'thefront end wall 7 Of thevehicle body, said plate being then directed rearwardly and secured tothe lower portion of the front wall. This plate' is providedfwith a slot41 adaptedto `receive Va pin l-2projecting from the inner 'portion ofthe handle 36, when the handle is'swung rearwardly against the plate. Adetachable fulcrumvisthus provided for the handle, and by swinging thehandle laterally on this fulcrum, the front axlewill be alsofswung toeffect'ready steering of the vehicle. noted that this fulcrum forthehandle is disposed forwardly ofthe pivotfaxis of the front axle.Thus, 'swingingfmovement of thevhandle on 'the fulcrum in eitherVY direction will procurejflexure of the spring rod connection of thehandle withthe axle, which willreturn the axle to its normal position when thehandle is"released,1thus always tendingto direct 'the Vvehicle 'inafairly straight path.v 1 t `While I have shownv and describedapreferredembodiment ofmy invention, it will be appreciated that tomeetldiffering conditions of use and manufacture, various It isV changesand modifications of structure may be employed, and various phases of myinvention may be employed separately Within the scope of the appendedclaims, Without departing in any manner from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is :V

Ina toy vehicle having a body provided with a Wheel carrying front aXleand a spring connected rearfioating aXle provided with disk Wheels; thecombination of brake blocks arranged to engage the inner` faces of thedisk Wheels at varying distances, between the periphery of the Wheel andthe axis thereof, and manually actuated toggle link connections for thebrake blocks and adapted to cause the latter to move longitudinally ofthe Wheel axle against the inner faces of the disk Wheels.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. v

CASPER FAUST.

